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Duct Tape Can Remove Warts

Posted by timothy on from the and-tastes-great-roasted dept.

chris_calabrese writes "According to this Reuters article on Yahoo! News, "Duct tape, already legendary for its many uses, can also be deployed to get rid of warts, U.S. Army researchers said on Monday." The basic idea is to tape over the warts and suffocate them. Apparently more effective than the traditional cryotherapy too."

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  1. Re:Hmmm.... by Lenolium · · Score: 5, Interesting

    > Duct Tape Seals Cooling/Heating Ducts!
    Funny thing, is that Duct tape is almost completely worthless on heating ducts, the tempature they get to is too high and the duct tape gule melts and it falls right off. Go and take a look at your ducts, they don't have duct tape on them, they have some really shiney type tape (which I forget what it is called).

  2. Possible Method of Action by Guppy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "The basic idea is to tape over the warts and suffocate them"

    Since common warts are caused by a virus, it seems unlikely that you could literally "suffocate" it.

    I'm guessing that a possible mode of action is that, by irritating the area, the duct tape is setting up a mild, local inflammation. Most warts eventually go away spontaneously, when the immune system recgnizes the virus, and a bit of inflammation would speed this process up. A number of existing anti-wart agents are believed to work this way.

  3. Warts? Try supplements by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If you've got warts, acne, athlete's foot, or other skin conditions, there's a very large likelihood you're zinc deficient. Since the soil has been so over-farmed for the last 50+ years, it's no longer possible for most people (need levels vary) to get enough zinc from just their diet any longer, no matter how "healthfully" they eat.

    Seriously, zinc is real safe, try taking it for a while and see if your warts don't disappear. Mine did.

  4. Whatever you think... by Perdo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ..will get rid of your warts, will.

    Warts respond to placibos like nothing else does. Your body's immune system can easily get rid of them. Stress prevents your immune system from removing them. Getting a "cure", any cure, will reduce your stress and your immune system will do its job.

    The best placibo should be something ingrained in the mind with the ability to fix anything. Duct tape is an absolutely perfect placibo candidate.

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